The Cabinet of the Dominican Republic is chosen by the President of the Republic and can be removed by the president at any time. The cabinet ministers were known as Secretaries of State until 26 January 2010 with the proclamation of the new Constitution.
Current Cabinet Luis Abinader won the Presidency in the 5 July 2020 election. From his inauguration on 16 August 2020 cabinet will be fully renewed for the first time since 2004, however some members of the 2000-2004 administration cabinet will return to a first level office.
These are the current ministers of the cabinet:
Portfolio Office Incumbent Image in Office since Ministry of the PresidencyMinister of the PresidencyJosé Ignacio Ramón Paliza Nouel16 August 2024Ministry of DefenseMinister of DefenseLieutenant general, E.N 16 August 2024 Ministry of JusticeMinister of JusticeAntoliano Peralta Romero5 January 2026Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign AffairsVíctor "Ito" Bisonó Haza16 August 2026Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General of the RepublicYeni Berenice Reynoso Gómez21 February 2025Ministry of Interior and PoliceMinister of Interior and PoliceFaride Virginia Raful Soriano de Rodríguez16 August 2024Ministry of Finance and EconomyMinister of Finance and EconomyMagín Javier Díaz Domingo15 July 2025Ministry of EducationMinister of EducationLuis Miguel De Camps García-Mella 3 February 2025Ministry of Public HealthMinister of Public Health and Social AssistanceVíctor Elías Atallah Lajam17 January 2024Ministry of Public Works and CommunicationsMinister of Public Works and CommunicationsRafael Eduardo Estrella Virella26 February 2025Ministry of Environment and Natural ResourcesMinister of Environment and Natural ResourcesArmando Paíno Henríquez Dájer 7 July 2022Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MIPYMESMinister of Industry, Commerce and MIPYMESEduardo "Yayo" Sanz Lovatón6 January 2026Ministry of AgricultureMinister of AgricultureFrancisco Oliverio Espaillat Bencosme6 January 2026Ministry of TourismMinister of TourismMiguel David Collado Morales16 August 2020Ministry Administrative of the PresidencyMinister Administrative of the PresidencyPorfirio Andrés Bautista García17 July 2024Ministry of High Education, Science and TechnologyMinister of High Education, Science and TechnologyRafael Evaristo Santos Badía9 February 2026Ministry of LabourMinister of LabourEddy de Jesús Olivares Ortega16 August 2024Ministry of Sports, Physical Education and RecreationMinister of Sports, Physical Education and RecreationKelvin Antonio Cruz Cáceres16 August 2024Ministry of Public AdministrationMinister of Public AdministrationSigmund Freund Mena17 July 2024Ministry of CultureMinister of CultureRoberto Ángel Salcedo Sanz3 February 2025Ministry of WomenMinister of WomenGloria Roely Reyes Gómez6 January 2026Ministry of YouthMinister of YouthCarlos José Valdez Matos17 July 2024Ministry of Energy and MinesMinister of Energy and MinesJoel Adrián Santos Echavarría16 August 2024Ministry of Housing, Habitat and BuildingsMinister of Housing, Habitat and BuildingsJean Luis Rodriguez Jiménez15 January 2026
See also Congress of the Dominican Republic
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